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At the end of [[World War I]], Howard Scott helped to form the Technical Alliance which explored economic and social trends in [[North America]]; the Technical Alliance disbanded in the mid-1920s.<ref name=bur>Beverly H. Burris (1993). [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=I-k0hgtaiCcC&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=%22Continental+Committee%22+on+Technocracy+Inc.&source=bl&ots=KC-yu_Uu5g&sig=9YefoXvlt-vqEiLUgrdMwFrxgA4&hl=en&ei=HwcCS-DPEMOUkAWmjrjwCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Continental%20Committee%22%20on%20Technocracy%20Inc.&f=false Technocracy at work] State University of New York Press, p. 30.</ref> Scott, together with [[Walter Rautenstrauch]] formed the Committee on Technocracy in 1932, which advocated a more rational and productive society headed by technical experts. |
At the end of [[World War I]], Howard Scott helped to form the Technical Alliance which explored economic and social trends in [[North America]]; the Technical Alliance disbanded in the mid-1920s.<ref name=bur>Beverly H. Burris (1993). [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=I-k0hgtaiCcC&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=%22Continental+Committee%22+on+Technocracy+Inc.&source=bl&ots=KC-yu_Uu5g&sig=9YefoXvlt-vqEiLUgrdMwFrxgA4&hl=en&ei=HwcCS-DPEMOUkAWmjrjwCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Continental%20Committee%22%20on%20Technocracy%20Inc.&f=false Technocracy at work] State University of New York Press, p. 30.</ref> Scott, together with [[Walter Rautenstrauch]] formed the Committee on Technocracy in 1932, which advocated a more rational and productive society headed by technical experts. The Committee disbanded in January 1933, after only a few months, largely because of different views held by Scott and Rautenstrauch as well as widespread criticism of Scott.<ref name=bur>Beverly H. Burris (1993). [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=I-k0hgtaiCcC&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=%22Continental+Committee%22+on+Technocracy+Inc.&source=bl&ots=KC-yu_Uu5g&sig=9YefoXvlt-vqEiLUgrdMwFrxgA4&hl=en&ei=HwcCS-DPEMOUkAWmjrjwCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Continental%20Committee%22%20on%20Technocracy%20Inc.&f=false Technocracy at work] State University of New York Press, pp. 28-30.</ref><ref>Book review: Technocracy and the American Dream, ''History of Political Economy'' 1978 10(4):682-683</ref> Scott had "overstated his academic credentials",<ref>David E. Nye (1992). [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=dAElGDvk2yUC&pg=PA343&lpg=PA343&dq=%22technocracy+movement%22+scott&source=bl&ots=h98qtopXen&sig=Gesg0zRw_uwBkMVfBqlpAjjIe28&hl=en&ei=hmICS-jCLMaBkQWg2cm0AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CCcQ6AEwCTge#v=onepage&q=%22technocracy%20movement%22%20scott&f=false Electrifying America: social meanings of a new technology, 1880-1940] p. 344.</ref> and he was discovered not to be a "distinguished engineer".<ref>Edwin T. Layton. Book review: The Technocrats, Prophets of Automation, ''Technology and Culture'', Vol. 9, No. 2 (April, 1968), p. 256.</ref> |
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Scott formed Technocracy Incorporated in 1933. Scott conceived of fully automated factories, integrated transportation systems, communications and electrical transmission networks, and product life-cycle planning. Scott's 1932 essay on the subject of the energetic regulation of economy was ''Thermodynamic Interpretation of Social Phenomena.''{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} |
Scott formed Technocracy Incorporated in 1933. Scott conceived of fully automated factories, integrated transportation systems, communications and electrical transmission networks, and product life-cycle planning. Scott's 1932 essay on the subject of the energetic regulation of economy was ''Thermodynamic Interpretation of Social Phenomena.''{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} |
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Revision as of 16:43, 18 November 2009
Howard Scott (April 1, 1890–January 1, 1970) was an American engineer who had an interest in technocracy, and helped to form the Technical Alliance, Committee on Technocracy, and Technocracy Incorporated.
Early career
A 1932 Time magazine article, written at a time of considerable public interest in technocracy, states that Howard Scott worked in various construction camps, and in 1918 was working in a cement pouring gang at Muscle Shoals.[1] He also ran a small business called Duron Chemical Company which made paint and floor polish at Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. Scott's job was to deliver his goods and show his customers how to use the floor polishing material.[1]
Technocracy
At the end of World War I, Howard Scott helped to form the Technical Alliance which explored economic and social trends in North America; the Technical Alliance disbanded in the mid-1920s.[2] Scott, together with Walter Rautenstrauch formed the Committee on Technocracy in 1932, which advocated a more rational and productive society headed by technical experts. The Committee disbanded in January 1933, after only a few months, largely because of different views held by Scott and Rautenstrauch as well as widespread criticism of Scott.[2][3] Scott had "overstated his academic credentials",[4] and he was discovered not to be a "distinguished engineer".[5]
Scott formed Technocracy Incorporated in 1933. Scott conceived of fully automated factories, integrated transportation systems, communications and electrical transmission networks, and product life-cycle planning. Scott's 1932 essay on the subject of the energetic regulation of economy was Thermodynamic Interpretation of Social Phenomena.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b Technocrat
- ^ a b Beverly H. Burris (1993). Technocracy at work State University of New York Press, p. 30. Cite error: The named reference "bur" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Book review: Technocracy and the American Dream, History of Political Economy 1978 10(4):682-683
- ^ David E. Nye (1992). Electrifying America: social meanings of a new technology, 1880-1940 p. 344.
- ^ Edwin T. Layton. Book review: The Technocrats, Prophets of Automation, Technology and Culture, Vol. 9, No. 2 (April, 1968), p. 256.